Voters Decide Local Elections

EAST TEXAS — East Texans went to the polls Saturday in city council and school board races. Some voters even decided school bond issues. Elections on the ballot included those in Tyler, Chapel Hill, Bullard, Hideaway, Lindale, and Winona. Only one contested city council race was on the ballot in Tyler.

With 15 of 15 precincts reporting in complete but unofficial returns:
Tyler City Council
District 1
Linda Sellers 541
Waterson Calhoun 150
W.P. (Billy) Larson Jr. 62
Detrese Harkey 3

There was only one Tyler school board race and the incumbent lost.
Tyler School Board
District 5
Barbara Ann Smith 122
Aaron D. Martinez 159

To get county voting results you can go to http://www.smith-county.com. And then:
1: Select Departments
2: Select Elections
3: Select Election Results

There were two school bond issues in Smith County. One passed.
In Bullard, voters have approved a $40,000,000 school bond issue.
For 612
For 382

Chapel Hill’s $45,000,000 Bond proposal failed.
Against 585
For 544

Longview gets a new mayor and three new members to the city council. In complete but unofficial returns in the Longview races:
Longview Mayor
Dr. Andy Mack 4,141
Richard Manley 3,163
G. Floyd 45

Longview City Council Districts
District 1
Gerald Morris 333
Ed Moore 419

District 2
Nona Snoddy 386

District 5
Ben Shelton 455
David Wright 1,002